Combined awning and window-blind.



J. A. JACKSON.

COMBINED AWNING AND WINDOW BLIND.

APPLIOATION FILED mac. 4, 1911.

1,054,207, Patented Feb, 25, 1913.

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COMBINED AWNING AND WINDOW BLIND.

Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

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APPLICATION FILED DEC. 4, 1911.

WITNESSES.

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COMBINED AWNING AND 'WINDOW-BLIND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 4, 1911.

Patented Feb. 25,1913.

Serial No. 663,719.

To all whom it may concern:

13c it known that I. Jar-on A. JACKSON,

residing at. Coalinga, in the county of Fresno and State of California,have invented a new and Improved Combined Awning and iVindow-Blind, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of blinds or shutters for windowslocated either inside or outside of the window, in which the shutter canbe readily adjusted from the inside of the room for shutting oi? thelight, more or less, without cutting oil the ventilation.

.\l invention primarily has for its object to provide an improved meansof the general charm-lei stated, of a simple, economical. and. stableconstruction, that can be readily adapted for use in connection withwindows. sleeping or day porches. and for tents and it consists in thepeculiar and novel arrangement of the parts hereinafter specificallypointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accon'ipanyingdrawings, in which:

l-igure 1, is a perspective view of my invention, the same being shownapplied as an outside window awning and blind, the parts being shown inthe closed position. Fig. 2, is a vertical section thereof. the partsbeing shown at their maximum open position. Fig. 3, is a side elevation,parts being in section. of the shifting means for setting the combinedawning and blind to the open or closed position, the blind member beingshown at a closed position. Fig. 4, is a detail perspective view ofparts shown in Fig. 3, the blind member being shown at the openposition. Fig. 5. is a detail View of one of the supporting bracketshereinafter referred to. Fig. (i. is a detail view of the central blindcarrving members hereinat'ter described. Fig. 7. is a detail View of oneend of the rock shaft and its bearing.

in the practical arrangement. my invention comprises an awning composedof a Sktl'lflr; or elongated slats or blades l of uni- Form thicknessand weight. and preferably 5 mad ot hear canvas. although they may be oflight wood or sheet metal. These slats are separately supported atv auniform distance apart. and tor such purpose each slat has a stiti'cnerrod held in the hem at each and tlnu'cot. the said rod being preterabl astout galvanized iron rod, one end of which is, bent to "Form a crank 30and midway its length is bent to form an eye 21, as best shown in Fig.5. The cranks 20 of each rod 2 are pivotally mounted in side bars 3hereinafter termed the connecting bars, since each bar connects with allof the stiflcner rods 2, at their respective ends of the blades. Thelowermost blade is mounted on a rock shaft 1. The stilicner rods 2 forthe said lower blade are straight and pass through slots 40 in thehollow ends 41 7, which also shows a stud 50 that extends laterally fromone of the main supporting brackets 5 fastened to the window casing. asshown, it being understood the casing may be a screen casing, a porchframing or a rectangular frame secured in the wall of a tent. All of theof the shaft, see Figblades carry a central stiffener (i which for allof the blades, except the lower, is a wire rod. llt'llt' upon itselfwith its free ends intcrloclu'd. see Fig. (l. The stitt'ener t, for thelowcr-bhule is a stitt rod that passes trimsvcrsely through the rockshaft.

7 designates a cord, or other flexible connection. that joins all of thecentral stitleners When the blades are short the stitfeuers (3 mar beomitted.

R designates supplemental brackets, each of which is bent up from astout rod and has one end tormcd into an c vc 90 that forms the bearingfor the eves 21 ot the stiti'ener rods 2. the other end b ing bent toform a foot loop 81 that terminates in a prong S2 for beingdriven intothe casing. where it is held secure by the screws 83 that pass throughthe loop 81, as shown.

9 designates a shifting lever formed of a stout wire bent upon itself toform a finger loop 90 that extends through and rides in a slot 92 in thecasing (see Fig. 3). It is also bent to form guide members 93 that ridein upper and lowerguide eyes 04 on the outside of the casing, and into acrank portion 95 that has an eye 96 for receiving a link 10 thatpivotallv connects with the crank end 21 of the adjacent stiffener rod 2on the lower blade which is extended and bent hack to form a link 25that terminates in an eye '26 hinged upon the stud bearing tor theadjacent end of the lower blade.

[2 designates a hanger link that is ruspendcd from an upper bracket rod3. and joins with an eye 14 formed in the central stitl'cnor rod for theupper blade.

From the iloregoing dcscription taken in connection with the drawings,the complete construction, the manner in which my invention is adjustedfor use and its advantages will be readily apparent to those skilled inthe art to which it appertains.

When it is desired to open the blind, the operator pushes the fingerloop downwardly, which through the link and crankc'onnecr tions shownand described, swings the connecting bars 3 inwardly and in doing so, byreason of the said rods being pivotally joined with one edge of theblades, causes the blades to swing on the stationary axial pivots to theopen position, see Fig. 2, it being obvious that by pushing the fingerloop upwardly the connecting bars arev members that pivotally engagewith said connecting bar and means controllable from the outside of thecasing for shifting said connecting bar whereby to swing the blades totheir open or closed posit-ion.

2. In a combined awning and blind, a se- 'ries of blades, a series ofoutwardly projecting supports, one for each end of each blade, to whichthe said blade ends are axially pivoted, a connecting bar for the endsof all of the blades, a crank member separates from the blade pivots onone edge of each blade that pivotally join with said connecting bar, anda means operable from the-inside of the casing to which the awning andblind is attached reciprocably movable in the casing and a linkconnection that joins the reciprocable means with the lower end of saidconnecting bar.-

3. In a combined awning and blind, a set of brackets arranged inopposite pairs to project laterally from the blinds and having means forattaching to the Window casing,

a series of blades having central bearings window casings and the like,a series of,

flexible blades, a stiifener rod in each end of each blade, said rods'each having one end bent to form a crank and bent midway to form aneye, supporting brackets on the casing with which the said eyespivotally join, a bar for each end of the series of blades connectibleto the crank thereof at their respective blade ends, and a meansoperable from the inside of the casing for reciprocably swinging thebars whereby to open and close the blades.

5. In a combined awning and blind, a set of blade supports, a set ofblades having central bearings to pivotally sustain said blades in saidsupports, a stiffener rod in each end of each blade, each of said rodshaving a crank member, and a connecting bar connecting the crank membersto the respectiveblades, and means for operating said connecting bar toturn said blades on their pivots.

6. In. a combined awning and blind, a set of projecting blade supportsand blades pivotally mounted therein, means connecting said bladestogether to turn in unison, and means for imparting motion to saidblades to turn them, said last named means including a slide rod bentupon itself to form a finger piece, said slide rod also including slidemembers, guides for said slide members, a'projecting arm carried by saidslide rod, and a link connection between said slide rod-and said bladeoperating means, all being arranged substantially as shown anddescribed.

JACOB A. JACKSON.

Witnesses:

J OHN K. COLLINS, W. M. L. RIGSBEE.

